The Sweet Shop Owner

London, Allen Lane, 1980. . First edition, first impression, signed & dedicated by the author to the title-page; 8vo; publisher's chocolate boards, dust-jacket, an unclipped, unfaded excellent example. The first edition of the author's first novel, uncommon signed and especially in such condition (the dust-jacket is notorious for fading to the spine). A poignant 'day in the… Read more about this item

London: Allen Lane, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 221 pages; VG/VG; spine maroon with yellow lettering; author's first book. SIGNED flat by author on title page; mylar wraps; Slight markings near top right corner of head & fore edge of textblock exterior NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1315683. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: Allen Lane, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First UK edition of the author's first book. Spine ever so lightly cocked else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper which suffers from some light fading to spine, a flaw that aflicts most copies of this title to one extent or another. SIGNED by Swift on the… Read more about this item

New York: Washington Square Press/Pocket Books, 1985. Published in glossy wraps. This is the true first U.S edition of authors first book, originally published in Great Britain by Allen Lane in 1980; remainder mark on bottom edge; 222pp.. First U.S. Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

LONDON: ALLEN LANE , 1980 Brown Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 225 x 145 mm approx. 222 pp. First Edition 1st impression 1980. Inscribed and signed by the author to the title page. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book- no shelf wear, a… Read more about this item

(London): Allen Lane, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author.

Penguin Books. Very Good. 198mm / 128mm. Paperback. 1983. 221 pages. Cover worn<br>The first novel from the Booker Prize-wi nning author of Last Orders and Waterland In the sweet shop Willy Chapman was free, absolved from all responsibility, and he ran h is sweet shop like his life - quietly, steadfastly, devotedly. It was a bargain struck between… Read more about this item

[Harmondsworth, Middlesex]: Penguin Books 1983. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. 0140051619 [222] pages [last numbered page is 221] plus a page of ads. Near Fine with pages edge toned. bx219

New York : Washington Square Press : Pocket Books, 1985. First Edition. Softcover. Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 221 p ; 21 cm. Notes; SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Originally published in Great Britain by Allen Lane. Subjects; Graham Swift. 20th-century fiction. Genre;… Read more about this item

London: Allen Lane, 1980. A first edition, first printing published by Allen Lane in 1980. A near fine book in a near fine unclipped wrapper which is NOT faded to the spine. Author's first novel.

UK: Allen Lane, 1980. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition 1980. The first edition of the author's first novel Book is near fine and bright. The wrapper is near fine and bright. Light edge rubbing. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18501

Penguin, UK, 1985. Softcover. Very Good. Softcover. 221 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin, UK, 1985. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: A novel about a bargain struck between a quiet man who runs a sweet shop and his emotionally damaged wife who has to accept life's deprivations. But… Read more about this item

New York: Washington Square Press. Near Fine. 1985. First Edition Thus. Softcover. 0671546112 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "This beautifully balanced novel describes the arrangements, accommodations, pacts and treaties of our ordinary lives." -- The London Times. Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge and shelf wear, lightly yellowed on spine… Read more about this item

London : A. Lane, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Library copy. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Dust-wrapper taped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 221 pages ; 23cm. Subjects: Fathers and daughters ; Fiction.

SWIFT, Graham. The Sweet Shop Owner. Orig. boards. [London]: Allen Lane, [1980]. 8vo. First edition of the Booker Prize-winning author's first book. Signed by Swift on the title page. Fine in very nearly fine dustjacket with the barest hint of sunning to the spine panel.

New York: Washington Square Press. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0671546112 . Good in wrappers. Some soiling to edge pages, crease to bottom front corner. First American edition. A paperback original. .

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pocket Books. Good. 1985. Soft Cover. 0671546112 (D162) (U291) .

New York: Washington Square, 1985. 222pp. Extremities rubbed & chipped; several pages creased from moisture. OK as reading copy.. Paperback. G+.

NY: Washington Square, (1985).. First edition.. 221 pp. Fine in wrappers; a paperback original in the US. His first novel.

Vintage, 1993. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.